Ricky Kolze, Loras College, Palantine, Ill./Fremd
Kolze, a sophomore guard, averaged 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, and shot 40.9 percent (9-of-22) from the floor and 76.9 percent (10-of-13) from the free throw line two Conference Tournament games. In a semifinal win over Simpson (69-52), he scored 10 points, had four rebounds and three assists. He scored 23 points (on 6-of-11 shooting), had four rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot in the Championship game against Buena Vista (77-62), leading Loras to its first Iowa Conference Tournament title.

Kyle White, Loras College, Antioch, Ill./Antioch
White, a junior forward, averaged 20.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game and shot 63.0 percent (17-of-27) from the floor in victories over Cornell (63-44) and Buena Vista (68-56) to lead the Duhawks to a 15-1 Conference record. He scored 13 points (on 6-of-13 shooting), had nine rebounds and three assists against Cornell. In the regular season finale against Buena Vista, White scored 27 points (on 11-of-14 shooting), had 11 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals.

Zak Clark, Central College, Fort Dodge, Iowa/St. Edmond
Clark, a junior guard, averaged 24.0 points, 4.5 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game, shooting 39.1 percent (9-of-23) from the floor and 90.3 percent (28-of-31) from the free throw line in victories over Wartburg (88-73) and Dubuque (68-62). He scored 29 points, had six rebounds, four steals and two assists in an 88-73 win over Wartburg. In an IIAC Tournament berth clinching win over Dubuque, he scored 19 points, including tying a Central record by connecting on all 13 free throws. He also had seven assists, two rebounds and two steals. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)

Kyle White, Loras College, Antioch, Ill./Antioch
White, a junior forward, helped Loras improve to its best start ever in Conference-play (11-0), averaging 18.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game. He shot 50.0 percent from the floor (12-of-24) and 69.2 percent from the free throw line (9-of-13) in victories over Simpson (70-58) and Central (76-65). He scored 20 points, including 18 in the second half against Simpson. He also had nine rebounds, two steals and an assist against the Storm. White recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds to go along with four assists and two steals against Central. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)

Mike Kilburg, Coe College, Bellevue, Iowa/Marquette
Kilburg, a senior forward, averaged 16.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game and shot 78.6 percent (22-of-28) from the floor in victories over Cornell (69-54), Luther (64-40) and Dubuque (71-56). He scored 15 points (on 6-of-8 shooting) and had six rebounds against Cornell, then netted 12 points (on 6-of-9 shooting), six rebounds and two blocks against Luther. He rounded out the week with 22 points (on 10-of-11 shooting), eight rebounds, two blocks and a steal against Dubuque.

Tyler Daugherty, Univ. of Dubuque, Bellevue, Iowa/Bellevue
Daugherty, a junior guard, averaged 31.0 points, 5.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game, shot 53.7 percent (22-of-41) from the floor and 84.6 percent (11-of-13) from the free throw line while playing all 80 minutes in two games. He scored 30 points (on 11-of-19 shooting), had six rebounds and five assists in an 84-73 loss to Cornell. In an 88-73 loss to cross-town rival, Loras, Daugherty scored 32 points (on 11-of-22 shooting), had five assists and three rebounds. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)

Andre Wagner, Buena Vista Univ., Omaha, Neb./Northwest
Wagner, a sophomore guard, averaged 19.7 points, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game, shot 47.4 percent from the floor (18-of-38) including 55.6 percent on 3-pointers (10-of-18), and 86.7 percent from the free throw line (13-of-15) in three games during the week. He led Buena Vista in scoring in all three contests, a 72-70 loss to Central, a 75-69 loss to Conference-leader Loras and an 84-70 win over Wartburg. Against Central, Wagner scored 17 points (on 7-of-13 shooting) and handed out three assists. He scored 17 points (on 3-of-13 shooting from the floor and 8-of-10 from the line), had two rebounds and an assist against Loras. Wagner scored a season-high 26 points (on 8-of-12 shooting, 5-of-6 on 3-pointers) against Wartburg to go along with two rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Nick Thomas, University of Dubuque, Blackville, S.C./Hilda
Thomas, a senior forward, averaged 24.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 49.0 percent (24-of-49) from the floor and 69.6 percent (16-of-23) from the free throw line in three contests during the week. He scored 21 points, had five steals, four rebounds and an assist in Dubuque’s 80-61 loss to Coe. Thomas followed that performance with a 29-point, three-rebound, three-assist outing in a 101-74 victory over Faith Baptist, shooting 71.4 percent from the floor (10-of-14). He finished his week with 24 points (on 8-of-18 shooting), six rebounds, three steals and two assists in an 81-68 win over Simpson. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)

Ryan Hittenmiller, Simpson College, Dyersville, Iowa/Beckman
Hittenmiller, a senior forward, was named Most Valuable Player of the Cactus Jam after leading Simpson to the Tournament title averaging 22.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and shooting 59.5 percent from the floor (25-of-42) in victories over Mount Union (80-76), Ramapo (86-71) and Edgewood (69-50). In the Tournament opener against Mount Union, Hittenmiller scored 24 points (on 7-of-12 shooting), had four rebounds, three steals and two assists. He netted 20 points (on 7-of-13 shooting), had six rebounds, four assists and a steal in the semifinal win over Ramapo. In the Championship game he scored 23 points (on 11-of-17 shooting), had four rebounds and a steal to give the Storm its first in-season Tournament title since 1999.

Griffin LaDew, Cornell College, Pewaukee, Wis./Waukesha Catholic Memorial
LaDew, a sophomore guard, averaged 19.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in two contests during the week. He shot 46.4 percent from the floor (13-of-28), including 70 percent on 3-pointers (7-of-10), and was perfect on six free throw attempts. In Cornell’s 64-60 loss to Augustana (Ill.), he scored 18 points (on 7-of-15 shooting), had four rebounds, an assist and a steal. LaDew scored 21 points (on 6-of-13 shooting) to go along with three rebounds and three assists in the Rams’ 73-67 win over Mount Mercy.

Jason Soppe, Simpson College, Dyersville, Iowa/Beckman
Soppe, a senior center, averaged 29.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in two contests during the week. He combined to shoot 64.7 percent from the floor (22-of-34) and 93.3 percent from the free throw line (14-of-15) in a win over Iowa Wesleyan (73-60) and loss to Grinnell (139-127). He scored 17 points (on 6-of-10 shooting), had nine rebounds and four assists against Iowa Wesleyan. Soppe had a double-double in a losing effort to Grinnell, including 41 points and 12 rebounds. He also contributed four assists while connecting on 16-of-24 shots from the floor and all nine free throw attempts. His 41 points are the fifth most scored in a game in school history.

Jason Parkinson, Simpson College, Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon
Parkinson, a senior guard, became the 16th Simpson men’s basketball player to surpass the 1,000 career point plateau with his career-high 31-point performance in the Storm’s 82-71 victory over Elmhurst. He shot 50 percent from the floor overall (10-of-20) and on 3-pointers (5-of-10), and also added two rebounds and two assists.